The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-11-03
RESUME Of THE NEWS.
Washington Mews Items.

Nov, "a is designated rs the day for
Thanksgiving by proclamation OF Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa: Am.
Der. p. Hildebrand; Barnum. l.. Cady.
Minnesota: Lamberton, r. Morton.
Fourth class postmasters appointed
Dakota: Sigel. q. Harnick. Iowa: Moore.
s st,1s: & eit Collins &; . fsd% Toap. M: M i; seita;
Bridsman. Il. R. Mallette; Lemond, 6.
Thompson; Springfield, J. Albert.
A communication has been received by
the Interstate commission, signed in be-
hall Of fourteen commercial associations
Of Boston, a~ntagonizing the project OF the
Boston chamber Of commerce, which claims
that the practice Of allowing an export re-
bate upon -four, grain, provisions n
produce shipped from the west via. Boston
to foreign ports is an unjust discrimina-
tion against local consumers, and seeks to
have the practice stopped.
The secretary OF state has issued, by
direction OF the president, an
ment of the death Of Hon. E. B. Wash
burne. The announcement refers to Mr..
.Washburne's distinguished public services
as congressman and minister to France,
and orders that upon the day OF his fun.
eral the state department be. closed and
be draped in mourning for ten days there
after. The diplomatic and consular Of
ficers OF the United States in foreign coun.
tries will also be directed to make proper
expression Of the public sorrow.
The printed report Of Col. w. F. Switz-
Ter. chief of the bureau OF statistics on
wool and manufactur OF wool is now
ready for distribution. 1t shows: Tho
from 10. 600, 900 in 1910 to $4,000, 600 in
1854, but declined to As, 600, 900 in 1887.
This decline occurred mainly in the South
ern n Western states, notably in Texas,
and is attributed in great part to the de.
cline in the. price OF wool since. 1884, The
increase in wool i'm ports has about kept
pace with the growth Of our wool products,
both having about doubled since 1860.
While our product OF woolens has increas-
ed since 1850 nearly seven.fold our i'm
ports have increased 60 per cent, but the
consumption per capita has doubled.
The following patents have been issued:
automatic hatchway guard; D. Bell, st.
Paul, railway constructions; T. w. Emery
and W. Spence, Minneapolis. chimney cap;
j.. r.. Tanning, Minneapolis, partitioner
beam; j.. G. Rank, st. Paul, motor. Wis
consin: S. Conn, Milwaukee,, cigar box;
J. R. Davis, Neenah, chop grader and
purifier, also one for reducing grain to
Tour; u. Lawton, Racine, straw cutter;
4. Parker, Menomonee, sluiceway and
food gate; J. HI. and G. Rose. Prairie du
Sac, agricultural boiler; T. w. Sheriffs.
Milwaukee, feed indicator for oil pumps;
E. V. Straight, Richland Center. vehicle
axle and bearing.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin-Widow OF J.. McCort,
Clarks Mills; widow OF J. Walker, Brod-
head. Original-M. P. Green, alias NJ.
Pitts, Reedsburg; E., Brown. Elroy;. j. M.
Warner, Wonecox; x. schlicker, Milwau-
kee; e. E. Post. Watoma; J.. Peterson,
Ogema; j C. Metcali, Kilbourn City; J.
Dunlap, Auroraville; W. Lansing, Neenah.
Minnesota: E. Kearns ~(deceased), Mari.
ettu; G. Dehn, st. Paul; o. Derusha, West
st. Paul; NJ Woodcreek, North Minneapo-
lis; T.. maitland, Rushford; j. B. Imam,
Duluth; E.: Prendegrast, Hokah; H. Ealy,
Jackson; II. Rossman, Spring Valley; J.
Pendergast, Newhouse; N. Han sen, Detroit.
Dakota W. Greer, P~lankinton; A. L.
Smith, Miller; D. Cary, Gettysburg. -